It's been a rough summer for many parents without Cable.
This as they've had nothing to keep them entertained while they're in the
house.
This is thanks to the BCJ (Broadcasting Commission of
Jamaica) Cable Channel removal of nineteen (19) channels from some forty nine
(49) Cable Providers as reported in April 2015 in my blog article
entitled “49
Cable Providers told by @BCJamaica to remove 19 Cable Channels - VPN Streaming
of Netflix and illegal DVD's as @FLOWja is expensive”.
So far, the Cable operators have been compliant, removing
the nineteen (19) Cable Channels in order to beat the Monday August 31st 2015
deadline as reported in the article “BCJ
Says Cable Operators Complying With Order To Remove Channels”, Published Monday
August 31, 2015, The Jamaica Gleaner.
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The reasons why they got this extension are clearly laid out
in my blog
article entitled “Jamaican
Cable Providers get 3 month Extension – How to win General Election 2017 and
Why OPM can overrule @BCJamaica for Procedural Error”; bullying isn't the
way Jamaica works and the BCJ knows it, hence the extension.
The Nineteen Cable channels that have now been removed are
as follows:
1.
Encore Black
2.
Encore Family
3.
Encore Love
4.
Encore Suspense
5.
Encore WAM
6.
Encore Classic
7.
Encore Drama
8.
Encore Mystery
9.
Encore Movie Plex
10. The
Movie Channel Xtra 4
11. Showtime
East
12. Showtime
West
13. Showtime
TOO
14. Showtime
2
15. Showtime
Showcase
16. Starz
Comedy
17. Starz
West
18. Starz
Kids & Family
19. Starz
Multiplex
So no more Game of Thrones on HBO unless your Cable Provider
had paid for the service, which means prices have to go up as in the case of
FLOW as noted in my blog article
entitled “FLOW
increases Cable Package prices - 19 channel removal on MNP, LNP Day as Summer
of 2015 for Streaming and Downloading”.
Also I've heard nothing about the Caribbean-led initiative
by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to get CARICOM involved in the trade
dispute with Intellectual Property rights owners of the pirated programs and
channels as I’d reported in my Geezam blog
article entitled “HBO
back on Cable as Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica regulates”.
So now that they're removed, what's next?
Cable Providers
deadline remove Cable Channels - How to Stream American Cable Channels on your
Roku
Well for those few lucky Jamaicans with Broadband Internet
at their homes, they can use either a Proxy Server or a VPN (Virtual Private
Network) as explained in my blog article entitled
“Surfing
the Internet Anonymously using VPN - How to use Streaming Set Top Boxes over
VPN”.
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VPN, basically logging into an ISP (Internet Service
Provider) in another country, is preferred and installing the setting in your
computer or Wi-Fi Router is very straightforward as explained in my blog article
entitled “How
to find Free TV online and how to Stream from Hulu or Netflix in Jamaica -
Jamaican Pirate of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides Streaming Restricted US
Content”.
I’ll give you a quick update on VPNs listed, tested and
vetted in the article “Five Best
VPN Service Providers”, published 3/23/14 by Alan Henry, LifeHacker and “Here
are the best VPN services you can get”, published September 19, 2014 By
Digital Trends Staff, Digitaltrends
that are suitable for Streaming:
1.
BlackVPN (US$10.71
monthly, US111.63 yearly)
2.
Buffered (US$9.99
monthly, US$120.00 yearly)
3.
Cyberghost
(US$6.99 monthly, US$69.96 annually)
4.
ExpressVPN (US$8.32
monthly, US$99.95 yearly)
5.
IPVanish VPN (US$6.49
monthly, US$77.99 annually)
6.
Norton Hotspot
Privacy (US$20 monthly, US$60 annually)
7.
Private
Internet Access (US$7 monthly, US$40 annually)
8.
TorGuard (US$9.99 monthly, US$59.99 annually)
9.
VyprVPN
(US$9.99 monthly, US$80.04 annually)
So with all those VPN’s I’ve got you covered!
How to install a
VPN – Roku Streaming made easy for Jamaicans
The instructions for installing a VPN are as detailed in the
article “How to
set up a VPN to speed up Netflix and bypass regional restrictions”,
published August 3, 2014 By Rick Stella, Digitaltrends
and are condensed below, being as it's basically the same for all VPN.
1.
Find your IP address using http://whatismyipaddress.com.
2.
Click on your computer’s Start menu
3.
Navigate to its Control
Panel
4.
Select Network
and Internet and then Network and
Sharing Center
5.
Click Setup
a new connection or network
6.
Choose Connect
to a workplace.
7.
Select Use my
Internet connection (VPN) to begin creating the VPN server.
8.
Locate your VPN IP address from the VPN Service
9.
Input your VPN IP address in the required field
10. Input
your username and password in to the correct boxes
11. Click
Connect
The VPN connection setup will start and attempts to connect
to the VPN Server. You can check to see if you’re IP Address online has changed
by using an IP Lookup service:
2.
IP Location
3.
IP Tracker
Once installed they can use it to do everything from working
online to streaming channels from Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu on their Roku
Streaming Set Top Box or Stick.
Roku is still leading the pack in terms of the most popular
Streaming device according to a recent Parks Associates as per my analysis in my
blog article
entitled “Parks
Associates says Apple now 4th in Streaming - Why Amazon, Google and Roku update
Hardware beating Apple TV”.
So I'll forgive you if you're still using a Roku Streaming
device instead of one of the other Streaming Set Top Box or Sticks from Amazon,
Google or Apple.
Cable Providers
Chanel Removal Bright side – Genesis of Streaming in Jamaica
Good to note some News Websites allows you to stream their
News for Free both on their websites as well as on YouTube as noted in my blog article
entitled “YouTube
and the Lyrics Videos Trend - How Lyrics Videos ride the Streaming Trend as
Musicians Cash in on Sing-Along Craze”.
CBS All Access Live in US of A costs US$5.99 per month since
October 2014 as noted in my blog article
entitled “US$5.99
CBS All Access Live in US of A - How HBO Streaming by 2015 will beat Netflix as
Jamaican Local TV and Radio Stations unprepared for Digicel and LIME TV”.
A lot of American Cable Providers allow you to stream their
News free from their website or form their YouTube Channels, albeit this is not
live news:
1. ABC Live
3. CBSN
4. NBC Live
5. 1Spotmedia
6. CVM TV Live
For local channel Television Jamaica you can watch1Spotmedia, which only requires free
membership to join if you a Jamaica or a US$9.99 monthly fee as noted in my blog article
entitled “@televisionjam
throws up a Paywall - 1,000,000 Views at US$9.99 per month makes website
profitable protecting Content”.
The loss of Cable channels must be seen as an opportunity to
embrace Streaming and make more efficient use of your Internet bandwidth in
your home. Instead of just being used for Social Media, your broadband Internet
can also be used to Stream all the Video and Audio Content you'll ever need to
watch.
The removal of Cable TV Channels really marks the start of
Streaming in Jamaica!
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